Katie Krueger's Snippets of Gratitude

On a walk, I overheard a young girl (13ish) on the cellphone with her friend: “Liz, its NOT cheating!” “He was just trying to stop them from fighting; its not cheating.” “Maybe if he tried to kiss them…” “He did not kiss them.  He only tried to lick their hands!” “C’mon, Liz.  Its not cheating.  [...]

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When I heard the footsteps move from the front door to the staircase up to my apartment, my heart started pounding.  I lept up from my desk chair, grapped the closest weapon I could find (it happened to be a half-full coffee mug – not gonna save me) and tried to look tough so that [...]

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Perhaps its because I am the oldest of three siblings and spent a lot of time coming up with activities to entertain others.  Maybe its just part of being a creative person.  It could just be utter boredom and a refusal to watch prime time, non-cable, television.  Whatever the reason, I love group activities of [...]

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If I buy Diene new cleaning supplies, it actually makes him happy to use them.   I hear my friends say they can’t get their boyfriends and husbands to clean, and I can’t get mine to stop.  For that, I am extremely grateful. 

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Diene and I made a pact to go for a bike ride after work; keep up the level of activity we’ve been enjoying. We both got ready and met on the porch for a preride photo. How funny that our outfits were unintentionally matching. I am grateful that our relationship has reached the telepathy stage.

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(This is the fourth entry in the Snippets of Love Series.) We sat in the kitchen, two strangers, looking through his family photos. Beams of the afternoon sun were streaming through holes in the thatched roof. One ray of sunlight, which had been shining on us this morning, had shifted to the other side of [...]

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